GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 182

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 182

1811) Regarding apogean tide, choose the correct statements.
1. When Sun and Earth is at minimum distance
2. When Moon is farthest from Earth.
3. When Moon is nearest to Earth.
4. When Moon is at 90° to Sun.
A) 2 only
B) 2 and 4
C) 1 and 3
D) None of these

Answer: 2 only
   
1812) Assertion (A) In the Northern hemisphere, the ocean currents flowing from equator towards the North pole and from pole towards the equator are deflected to their right.
Reason (R) This happens due to rotation of the Earth on the axis from West to East.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1813) Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?
1. It keeps the West coast of Northern Europe ice free.
2. It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe.
3. It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver island and causes dense fog.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 2
D) 1 and 3

Answer: 1 and 2
   
1814) Which of the following statements relating to tsunami is/are correct?
As the tsunamis leave the deep water of the open sea and travel towards shallow water
1. The speed is reduced considerably.
2. They attain enormous height
3. They may as a gentle rise and tail of the sea.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) Only 1
D) All of these

Answer: 1 and 2
   
1815) Volcanic eruptions do not occur in the
A) Baltic Sea
B) Black Sea
C) Caribbean Sea
D) Caspian sea

Answer: Baltic Sea

1816) Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
A) Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation-Infiltration
B) Evaporation-Precipitation-Condensation-Infiltration
C) Infiltration-Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation
D) Condensation-Precipitation-Evaporation-Infiltration

Answer: Evaporation-Condensation-Precipitation-Infiltration
   
1817) The interval between two high tides is approximately
A) 4 h 12 m
B) 6 h 13 m
C) 12 h 26 m
D) 24 h 52 m

Answer: 12 h 26 m
   
1818) Which one of the following is responsible for the characteristic reddish colour of Red sea?
A) Red algae
B) Brown algae
C) Green algae
D) Blue-green algae

Answer: Blue-green algae
   
1819) Spring tides occur on
A) full moon day only
B) new moon day only
C) the day when the moon 5 position is in its first quarter
D) full moon day as well as on new moon day

Answer: full moon day as well as on new moon day
   
1820) Tides are of various types, caused by different alignments of Sun, Moon and Earth. Choose correct statement.
1. Height of high tide and low tides at different places in different oceans, differs.
2. At perigee, spring tide gets abnormally high.
3. Same place will have another spring tide after 12 hours exactly.
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer: 1 and 2